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Flare or Flag 3
Build up exercise
Full flare, taking leg and arm
out separately
 Method
- The vaulter moves into the
correct bench position.
- They then extend the leg in to it’s
correct position, once balanced they can extend the inside arm out in
front of them.
Correct
flare position
What to look for
- The shoulders should remain level at all times.
The arm
should be straight with the hand flat and fingers together. The supporting
arm should
- remain slightly bent.
- The back should be fairly flat, with the hips level.
- The weight should be though the whole lower leg; you
should not be able to see daylight under the leg.
- The upper leg should remain straight, with the toe
pointed.
- Once the vaulter has good
balance with this exercise, they should aim to have their hand and foot
at the same level, creating a smooth arch from hand, across the back to
the foot.
- The head should be up and visible over the upper arm.
The vaulter should look over the horses’ ears.
Tips
- Make sure that the vaulter
has a good bench before going into flare leg and that the flare leg is
good before they extend the arm.
- If the shoulders are not level ask them to return to
bench and feel what level shoulders feel like and then ask them to try
again, but just lift the arm and don’t reach forward.
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